CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: June 13, 1968
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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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No. 0181/68
13 June 1968
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
South Vietnam: Situation report. (Page 1)
France: Government aims to prevent disruption of
e eetions. (Page 3)
Berlin: West Germany has yet to decide its response
to Berlin access controls= (Page 4)
Colombia: Senate rejection of Lleras' resignation
as not solved the crisis. (Page 5)
Argentina: Student demonstrations are not expected
to result in serious disorders. (Page 6)
Peru: New prime minister's program for solving
economic crisis contains nothing really new.
(Page 7)
East Africa: Agreement with Common Market (Page 8)
Turke :
Student agitation
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Panama:
Unresolved vote
(Page 10)
Brazil:
Student disturbances (Page 10)
Chile:
Leftist activity (Page 10)
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South Vietnam: Deteriorating relations between
President Thieu and Vice President Ky broke into the
open on 12 June when Ky resigned as director of the
People's Self Defense Force.
Ky apparently made his announcement public be-
fore consulting Thieu, a departure from past efforts
of both men to play down their differences in public.
The job is not a significant one, and K 's letter of
resignation showed no pique.
Ky does not intend to resign as
vice president, but he has said he will confine him-
self to the relatively innocuous duties of the vice-
presidency assigned by the constitution.
The new premier meanwhile is still having trou-
ble with Phan Quang Dan. During a speaking tour in
the US, the loquacious minister of state has contin-
ued to advocate negotiations with the Liberation
Front, refusing to recant or to return to Saigon
under Huong's orders. If Dan continues to embarrass
Huong, he may find himself without a job.
Communist forces on 11-12 June launched a sharp
ground attack against US Marine positions near Khe
Sanh for the third time this week. The Marines
were in night positions seven miles southeast of
Khe Sanh when they were attacked by a Communist
force supported by mortars.
In addition to the reported enemy troop buildup
in the Khe Sanh area, prisoners say that the Commu-
nists have moved in a 2,500-man engineer regiment
to build roads and improve trails in northwestern
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[Quang Tri Province. The prisoners claim that the
engineers have been told to build a road from the
Laos - Quang Tri border to the city of Hue by
30 July. This sounds overly ambitious, but photog-
raphy of 11 May shows that a branch of Route 9 in
Laos which was started early this year has now been
extended ten miles southeast of Khe Sanh.
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[France: The government's response to the lat-
est violence is designed to prevent disruption of
scheduled parliamentary elections.
After renewed student rioting and the deaths of
three protestors in a 48-hour period, the government
yesterday outlawed all public demonstrations for the
duration of the electoral campaign. The decision to
disperse demonstrations "pitilessly" at their incep-
tion and to arrest and prosecute offenders suggests
that the government does not intend to back down as
it did in May, when a similar ban was proclaimed.
Following the announcement, demonstrations planned
for Paris were canceled, but the ban was ignored in
a number of provincial cities and violence flared
again between students and police.
The government also approved a decree proposed
by the Ministry of Interior which provides for the
dissolution of a number of extremist groups, includ-
ing "new-left" leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit's "Movement
of 22 March." The earlier policy of delaying a con-
frontation with dissident students until after the
elections probably was abandoned in face of increas-
ing evidence that extremist groups plan to disrupt
the electoral process. During the most recent Latin
Quarter demonstrations, students chanted "elections
are treason."
Any effort to enforce the order dissolving ex-
tremist movements probably will lead to more vio-
lence. Some officials say that the government will
make large-scale arrests and then move forcibly to
reoccupy the Sorbonne, at which point numerous
deaths are anticipated.
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Berlin: West Germany has yet to reach a final
decision on its response to the new East German con-
trols on Berlin access.
Chancellor Kiesinger told the US, British, and
French ambassadors in Bonn yesterday that the sit-
uation is serious and that "not just protests but
countermeasures are needed." At the same time, he
said that it is necessary to proceed with caution
and realism with Berlin problems.
In response to questioning, Kiesinger said
that his government had not yet considered what
moves can appropriately be taken by West Germany
and the Allies, but he promised written papers de-
tailing Bonn's position.
The Chancellor said he would welcome having
the three Western foreign ministers express serious
concern over Berlin to the Soviet ambassadors in
their respective capitals. Kiesinger doubted that
he would approach the Soviet ambassador to Bonn at
this time, since "it was a four-power agreement
which has been violated."
In the Chancellor's view, the Soviet Union
stands behind the East German moves and is seeking
to isolate West Germany and divide it from its al-
lies. Nevertheless, he does not believe that the
Soviets want a real Berlin crisis or that travel
to Berlin will be immediately affected.
The East Germans have yet to apply the pass-
port and visa requirements announced on 11 June.
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Colombia: Senate rejection of President
Lleras' resignation has not resolved the latest
crisis.
If dissident senators of Lleras' Liberal Party
carry out their threat to help defeat the constitu-
tional reform bill, up for another vote soon, the
President has indicated that he will resign again,
Sen-
ate re~ec ion of the bill, which is designed to im-
prove congressional effectiveness, triggered Lleras'
resignation on 8 June.
Lleras appears determined not to be hamstrung
in the execution of the reform program. He believes
it has broad public approval, but his tactics have
already given rise to disorder and political disrup-
tion, and further pressure by him may prove coun-
terproductive. 17
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Argentina: Large-scale student demonstrations
are scheduled tomorrow on the 50th anniversary of
university reform.
There has been student agitation in Buenos
Aires and other major cities since 29 May, but no
major confrontations with government officials have
developed. The protests, instigated primarily by
leftist student leaders, have been against govern-
ment control of the national universities.
The majority of students throughout Argentina
reportedly are not sympathetic to plans of Commu-
nists and leftist: groups which will provoke govern-
ment retaliation. Dissident students have attempted
to attract the participation of opposition labor
leaders and former political leaders, including ex-
president Illia, but the success of their efforts
is not known.
Student unrest apparently is not sufficient
to create serious disorders, but the government is
prepared for any trouble caused by extremists.
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Peru: The new prime minister's proposals for
dealing with Peru's economic crisis contain no new
ideas.
On 10 June Prime Minister Hercelles presented
to Congress a program which calls for reduced public
expenditures, tax reforms, and refinancing the for-
eign debt. He was deliberately vague on the ques-
tion of new taxes, probably because congressional
approval would be difficult to obtain. Most of the
proposals have been considered or partially attempted
before without success.
Hercelles described the country as suffering
a "grave and dangerous financial crisis," and asked
for special powers for 60 days. He ended his pres-
entation with a reference to defense expenditures,
declaring that Peru would decide its own defense
needs and rejecting the "meddling of certain North
American legislators in our national defense."
Hercelles' proposals follow closely those sug-
gested by the opposition American Popular Revolu-
tionary Alliance (APRA). Although APRA will prob-
ably support much of Hercelles' program, it may be
unwilling to agree to his request for special powers.
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East Africa: After years of negotiations,
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have reached agreement
in principle with the European Economic Community
on the terms of association with the community.
The East Africans accepted the draft only after the
French lowered their demands for reciprocal tariff
reductions.
The agreement, which probably will be signed
next month, is not likely to go into effect because
the process of ratification is apt to extend beyond
the expiration date of 3.1 May 1969. The agreement,
however, does lay the basis for the negotiation of
a five-year association accord between East Africa
and the community when separate arrangements with
other African states are renewed in 1969.
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Turkey: An estimated 30,000 Turkish students
are on strike. Those at the University of Ankara
have seized control of several buildings and are
demanding reforms in the educational system, espe-
cially in examination regulations and in fees. They
are also calling for the resignation of at least
one university official.
Leftist influence is strong among both stu-
dents and faculty in Turkey, and the Marxist Tur-
kish Labor Party may try to exploit the student
strike for political purposes. The police have
demonstrated an ability to quell student demonstra-
tions, but the government probably is reluctant to
resort to police action now. As the end of the
academic year is near, the authorities may decide
to let the strike run its course unless it takes
on serious political overtones.
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Panama: The outcome of voting for deputies
to the 4-2--member unicameral National Assembly has
not been resolved. Confusion, delays in counting,
and charges and countercharges are preventing de-
termination of the winners. Additional postpone-
ment can be expected since both the government and
President-elect Arias are trying to manipulate the
results.
Brazil: Student disturbances are continuing
in many Brazilian cities. Students clashed with
police in Rio de Janeiro on 11 June, and additional
incidents are possible. The government has not
yet acceded to most student demands, and extremist
leaders are attempting to unite the students for
new protests.
Chile: President Frei reportedly is concerned
about the large number of Marxists and other extreme
leftists, particularly of Chilean nationality, on
the staff of the UN Economic Commission for Latin
America headquartered in Santiago. The organiza-
tion's executive secretary, Carlos Quintana, is said
also to be worried about the alleged political ac-
tivities of these people. There have been other in-
dications of high-level Latin American concern about
the political activities of commission staff members.
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